Chair's Message - Frederick Martin - September, 2009

Hello ASQ Dallas Section members.                                                        

Well the summer vacations season is over. The school year has started and finally football season is here. I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and I am a Big Longhorn Fan. Our oldest daughter Amanda is also a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, we are extremely proud of her; she received a 4.0 GPA the last spring semester and she will be graduating May 2010. Amanda is a previous winner of the ASQ Dallas Chapter Scholarships. If you are an active member of ASQ Dallas Chapter you or your children could also be a scholarship candidate. They say children are our best investment, and we at ASQ believe in investing in our members. Please contact our Scholarship Chair, Seshagiri Pabbisetty (svpabbisetty@yahoo.com) concerning applications for ASQ scholarships.

The University of Texas has a rich tradition of excellence which is often depicted by the performance of the Longhorn Football Team.

The picture below shows Amanda and I experiencing last year’s victory of Texas over OU.

This summer your ASQ Dallas Leadership Team has been busy setting goals and targets for the upcoming year. It is vital for every organization to have a vision and to set goals. This year’s goals are developed to achieve many improvements such as Supporting Social Responsibility, Growing the number of organizations served, Growing the number of members engaged in Chapter activities, Increasing Member Leader satisfaction, Increasing Member satisfaction and others. The ASQ Dallas Chapter is required to formulate goals that support the values of ASQ and promote member satisfaction, attend the September Professional Development Meeting to hear more details from Joseph Sepulveda on this year’s goal.

The year’s first Professional Development will be September 24, 2009.  Please note that for our September Professional Development only, we will meet at the Double Tree Hotel across from the Holiday Inn in Richardson, the Holiday Inn is our regular meeting place for the 2009/2010 year.  The Speaker Mike English will be speaking about Quality highlighting Mike’s recent assignment in China. Check out the ASQ Dallas Website for directions and details on the speaker.

Please mark your calendar to attend the Fall Conference:
Tool for a Changing World
Friday October 23, 2009
Crowne Plaza Park Central, 7800 Alpha Road (Coit/LBJ)
Dallas, TX 75240

Please look to the Dallas ASQ Website for registration details. http://www.asqdallas.org/

If you are interested in being a sponsor, we have several levels of sponsorship to choose from as well as exhibit space. Sponsors and exhibitors are provided conference access, name recognition, and lunch. Other benefits are based on the level of sponsorship. Please visit the Dallas ASQ Website for details or contact the Conference Chair Marion Bize @ marion.bize@alcatel-lucent.com

“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without
losing your temper or your self-confidence.”
--- Robert Frost

Best Regards,

Frederick Martin
1402 Section Chair